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Health Protection
The Health Protection Department supports public health and health care for problems caused or aggravated by the environment, including indoor pollution, the working context, consumer products, food and food contact materials.
We fulfill this mission through servicing, expert advice and applied research. Our main stakeholders are the ministries and the hospitals in Luxembourg.
MEET OUR scientists
MEET OUR scientists
"During the consultations of the National Service for Environmental Medicine, we as physician-specialists are kind of like Sherlock Holmes when conducting our investigations."
Prof. Dr An Van Nieuwenhuyse
Head of Health Protection Department
"It is rewarding to set-up a new laboratory and develop a service with direct impact on healthcare management and the life quality of patients."
Dr Cristiana Costa Pereira
Senior Technical Responsible for the new "Built Environment Microbiology" laboratory
"Ech si ganz houfreg op den Engagement vun eisem Team während dëser Kris. Duerch hir effizient Interventioun hunn eis Kollegen wesentlech dozou bäigedroen d'Gesondheet vun eise Bierger ze schützen."
Dr Claude Schummer
Head of Food Monitoring Service